Bristol Medical School live online short courses
Bristol Medical School offer a comprehensive programme of live online short courses, run by subject experts.
All courses grant continued access to the course materials and recordings for 5 months after the course. Our programme is based on the academic year, with courses running from November through to July.
Bookings for the 2026/27 short course programme open midday Wednesday 7 October 2026.
From midday on Wednesday 23 September 2026 you will be able to register/re-register a short course booking account.
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Explore the provisional 2026/27 short course programme
The following course dates and fees are provisional and will be confirmed in September 2026. Individual course webpages are being updated and all current information is subject to change.
Click on a course title for more information. Courses are listed in order of date, with those now closed to bookings at the end of the table.
| Provisional course title | Provisional dates | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Medical 3D Printing *NEW pilot, University of Bristol Staff and Postgraduate Researchers only | 23 November 2026 | Bioengineering; 3D Modelling; Image Processing;Show all |
| 3D Printing in Congenital Heart Diseases *NEW pilot, University of Bristol Staff and Postgraduate Researchers only | 24 November 2026 | Bioengineering; 3D Modelling; Image Processing;Show all |
| Advanced Mendelian Randomization | 25-27 November 2026 | Causal Inference;Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Molecular Epidemiology;Show all |
| Knowledge Mobilisation in Research | 30 November 2026 | Medical Research Design and Management;Public and Professional Involvement in Research;Show all |
| Introduction to Stata | 1-3 December 2026 | Data Visualisation;Health Data Science;Informatics;Mathematical Modelling;Medical Statistics;Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Introduction to R | 7-9 December 2026 | Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Inclusivity within Research Processes | 10 December 2026 | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion;Randomised Trials;Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Co-Design, Co-Production and Participatory Action Research | 11 January 2027 | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion;Public and Professional Involvement in Research;Show all |
| Introduction to Research Governance | 12-13 January 2027 | Ethics Research;Medical Research Design and Management;Randomised Trials;Show all |
| Reproducible Health Data Science | 21-22 and 25-26 January 2027 | Data Visualisation;Health Data Science;Statistical Computing;Medical Research Design and Management;Informatics;Show all |
| Genetic Epidemiology | 27-29 January and 1-3 February 2027 | Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Molecular Epidemiology;Statistical Computing;Causal Inference;Health Data Science;Multiomic Data;Equity, Diversity and Inclusion;Informatics;Mathematical Modelling;Show all |
| Introduction to Statistics | 4-5 and 8-9 February 2027 | Data Visualisation;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| R for Health Data Science *NEW pilot, University of Bristol Staff and Postgraduate Researchers only | 11-12 February 2027 | Data Visualisation;Health Data Science;Statistical Computing;Show all |
| Introduction to Linear and Logistic Regression Models | 22-26 February 2027 | Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Introduction to Epidemiology | 1-4 March 2027 | Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Molecular Epidemiology;Randomised Trials;Show all |
| Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis | 8-12 March 2027 | Medical Statistics;Epidemiology;Randomised Trials;Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Health Data Science;Show all |
| Mendelian Randomization | 15-19 March 2027 | Causal Inference;Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Molecular Epidemiology;Multiomic Data;Statistical Computing;Writing;Show all |
| Molecular Epidemiology | 22-24 March 2027 | Epidemiology;Causal Inference;Health Data Science;Molecular Epidemiology;Multiomic Data;Show all |
| Questionnaire Design, Application and Data Interpretation | 13-15 April 2027 | Outcome Measurement;Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods | 19-23 April 2027 | Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Healthcare Systems Resilience: Analysing Failure, Driving Change, and Sustaining Improvement *NEW pilot, University of Bristol Staff and Postgraduate Researchers only | 28-30 April 2027 | Show all |
| Introduction to Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Methods | 4 May 2027 | Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Introduction to Rates and Survival Analysis | 5-7 May 2027 | Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Optimising Recruitment to Randomised Controlled Trials | 10 May 2027 | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion;Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Show all |
| Multiple Imputation for Missing Data | 11-13 May 2027 | Medical Statistics;Causal Inference;Show all |
| Designing and Conducting Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trials | 17-21 May 2027 | Causal Inference;Medical Research Design and Management;Randomised Trials;Show all |
| Further Survival Analysis | 24-25 May 2027 | Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Introduction to Economic Evaluation | 26-28 May 2027 | Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Health Economics;Outcome Measurement;Randomised Trials;Qualitative Research;Show all |
| Intermediate Economic Evaluation Using R *NEW | 10-11 June 2027 | Health Economics;Mathematical Modelling;Show all |
| Introduction to Data Visualisation and Web Applications Using R | 14-15 June 2027 | Data Visualisation;Show all |
| Analysis of Repeated Measures | 16-18 June 2027 | Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Introduction to Protocol Writing | 21 June 2027 | Epidemiology;Ethics Research;Medical Research Design and Management;Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Writing;Show all |
| Machine Learning with Omics Data | 22-24 June 2027 | Health Data Science;Multiomic Data;Molecular Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Informatics;Epidemiology;Show all |
| Causal Inference in Epidemiology: Concepts and Methods | 28 June - 2 July 2027 | Causal Inference;Epidemiology;Health Data Science;Medical Statistics;Show all |
| Applying Qualitative Research to Randomised Controlled Trials | 5 July 2027 | Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Show all |
| Statistical Methods for Mediation Analysis | 6-8 July 2027 | Causal Inference;Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all |